I happen to agree that this is the correct interpretation per the law: States may secede only if all other options have been exhausted and Federal Gov’t refuses to abide by the “rules and conditions of 19 delegated powers to the Fed Gov’t” (i.e. 1788 Const).
Note that small changes in state boundaries, new states, and combinations of existing states may turn out to be more effective than secession in making real, lasting change.
The history we read was written by the North on SECESSION. States had the right to secede from a tyrannical government. That applies today.
I happen to agree that this is the correct interpretation per the law: States may secede only if all other options have been exhausted and Federal Gov’t refuses to abide by the “rules and conditions of 19 delegated powers to the Fed Gov’t” (i.e. 1788 Const).
Note that small changes in state boundaries, new states, and combinations of existing states may turn out to be more effective than secession in making real, lasting change.